A number of Republican governors have indicated that they will turn down federal money offered to states as part of the stimulus package. The Republican
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Ask The Taxgirl: Community Property States
Taxpayer asks: What are community property states? Taxgirl says: Argh. This is like an evil bar exam question (my personal theory on community property states
Read MoreDC Residents Get an Inauguration Tax Break
DC residents may have had to put up with lost tourists crowding the Metro during the Inauguration but they do get a little bit of
Read MoreAsk The Taxgirl: State & Local Taxes Paid In Other Years
Taxpayer asks: Can I deduct state sales tax for 2008 and deduct state income tax paid for another year (2007)?? Taxgirl says: Absolutely! There is
Read MoreAmazon.com Did Not Even “Come Close” In Tax Case
With very little fanfare, a tax case in New York may shake up the online world as we know it. In April 2008, New York
Read MoreAmazon.com Did Not Even "Come Close" In Tax Case
With very little fanfare, a tax case in New York may shake up the online world as we know it. In April 2008, New York
Read MoreIncrease Gas Tax? Why Not Tax By the Mile?
There has been a lot of discussion lately about increasing the national gas tax. In fact, a proposal to increase the tax, which currently stands
Read MoreState Tax Primer From A To W: Arkansas
NOTE: This is from 2008. Welcome to my fourth in a series on state taxes! For information about what I’m trying to do, read my
Read MoreTax Authority To Minnesota Farmers: Kill All The Trees
Okay, so maybe they didn’t say it quite like that… But farmers in Minnesota are taking it that way. A program in Minnesota called the
Read MoreForget The Fat Tax: Let’s Tax Drug Paraphernalia
Governon Paterson raised quite a stir after he suggested a “fat tax” to raise revenue combat obesity. But that may not be the most controversial
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